City of Fremont Community Development Director to Retire After 31 Years of Service

Nationwide Executive Search Underway for Replacement

Fremont, Calif.-February 9, 2018-Community Development Director Jeff Schwob announced that he will be retiring from the City of Fremont on May 4, 2018. Schwob has worked for the City for 19 years, and has served as associate planner, senior planner, deputy planning manager, planning director, interim community development director, and community development director during his career with the City of Fremont. He began his public sector career in 1987 when he was appointed a planning aide for Alameda County. He then moved on to San Rafael, California as a planning technician for two years. From there, he joined the City of Santa Rosa, California and was appointed assistant planner and then promoted to city planner, serving the community for nine years.

"Jeff's contributions during his tenure in Fremont have profoundly benefited thecommunity and made asignificant regional difference as well," said Fremont City Manager Fred Diaz. "He is by far the most talented community development director I've worked with in my career. I wish him a wonderful and well-deservedretirement."

During his career with the City of Fremont, Schwob was responsible for managing the City's planning divisionand community development department. His accomplishments included developing two guiding plans for Fremont: General Plan 2035, which incorporated sustainability for the first time, community character, and community plan elements, and the Warm Springs/South Fremont Community Plan that sets the framework for the transformation currently underway of the Fremont Innovation District. Schwob was also instrumental in developing the Citywide Design Guidelines document that guides future single-family housing, commercial, and industrial development located outside of areas currently governed by existing guidelines or specific plan documents. Finally, Schwob contributed to comprehensive building, code enforcement, housing, planning, and sustainability code updates and updated permitting functions, procedures, and software now in place for Fremont.

The City is currently conducting a nationwide search to hire a new community development director.